Tag: Children

Income gap between Black and white US residents shrank between Gen Xers and millennials, study says

The income gap between white and Black young adults was narrower for millenials than for Generation X, according to a new study that...

What to know about the Kids Online Safety Act and its chances of passing

The last time Congress passed a law to protect children on the internet was in 1998 — before Facebook, before the iPhone and...

Lawsuit filed in case of teen who died after eating spicy chip as part of online challenge

BOSTON -- A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after...

Q&A: Jessica Calarco on ‘how women became America’s safety net’

CHICAGO -- Compared with its economic peers, the United States lacks social safety net programs like sick time, vacation time and health care....

Florida Keys sailboat was a floating house of horrors for couple’s children, cops say

A former Florida Keys man sentenced to federal prison on child pornography charges last month was arrested this week by Monroe County cops...

Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Sweden launched a groundbreaking new law on Monday, allowing grandparents to step in and get paid parental leave while taking...